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Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission
NEAR - First spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, to answer fundamental questions about the nature and origin of near-Earth objects, such as the numerous asteroids and comets in the vicinity of Earth's orbit. First launch in the Discovery Program, a NASA initiative for small planetary missions.
near.jhuapl.edu
An image from NEAR's low orbit showing massive boulders on the surface of Eros.
spaceflightnow.com
A scientific news briefing summarizing the discoveries made by NEAR.
near.jhuapl.edu
NEAR Team Deactivates Spacecraft's Near-Infrared Sensor
Status report on the Near-Infraed Sensor and implications for the mission.
near.jhuapl.edu
Illustrated description of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft.
www.howstuffworks.com
Mission Archive: NEAR Encounter at Eros
A large collection of news stories and images, from Space.com.
www.space.com
Detailed mission information, images, and links related to the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
Article on NEAR's first encounter with Eros. Suggests that the asteroid may contain trillions of dollars worth of precious metals.
news.bbc.co.uk
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous at Eros
MultiSpectral Imager (MSI) research and Eros mission data.
cps.earth.northwestern.edu
Encore Flight Mulled for Amazing Asteroid Lander
On the morning after the NASA robot ship made the first landing on an asteroid, mission scientists were trying to figure out how much more science they could squeeze from the small craft.
archives.cnn.com